East Forest Park is a neighborhood in the south central part of Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...

, beginning about two miles from Metro Center

Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts

Metro Center is the original colonial settlement of Springfield, Massachusetts, located beside a bend in the Connecticut River. As of 2011, Metro Center features a majority of Western Massachusetts' most important cultural, business, and civic venues...

. It is a medium sized neighborhood, containing 1231 acres (498.2 ha) plus rights of way and water bodies. Principal boundaries are Watershops Pond to the north; the Town of East Longmeadow to the south; Schneelock Brook to the east; and the former Highland Division Rail Line to the west. The neighborhood borders East Longmeadow

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,187 people, 5,248 households, and 3,988 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,087.1 people per square mile . There were 5,363 housing units at an average density of 413.5 per square mile...

, Forest Park

Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts

Forest Park is a Victorian garden district located in Springfield, Massachusetts, developed between 1880 and 1920. It is the city's most populous neighborhood, and surrounds the 735-acre Frederick Law Olmstead-designed Forest Park, for which the neighborhood is named. The Forest Park neighborhood...

, and the Sixteen Acres

Sixteen Acres

Sixteen Acres is a neighbourhood of Springfield, Massachusetts located in the southeastern part of the city, beginning about three miles from Metro Center. It is Springfield's largest neighborhood, containing 4,506 acres plus rights of way and water bodies...

 neighborhood.

East Forest Park contains a wide variety of pre and post-World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 homes on the hillside of Watershops Pond

Watershops Pond

Watershops Pond is a lake in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. It is located in the Upper Hill neighborhood. The City of Springfield's second largest body of water, following the Connecticut River. Watershops Pond features 7 miles of shorelines and 186 acres...

, Springfield's largest body of water (other than the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...

) and custom-built colonials and tudors

Tudor architecture

The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...

 as well as capes

Cape Cod Style Architecture

Cape Cod style architecture refers to early homes constructed by European settlers after arriving in New England in the late 17th century. Traditional Cape Cod houses were very simple: one and one half stories, symmetrically designed with a central front door surrounded by two multi-paned windows...

 and ranches

Ranch-style house

Ranch-style houses is a domestic architectural style originating in the United States. First built in the 1920s, the ranch style was extremely popular amongst the booming post-war middle class of the 1940s to 1970s...

.

Several small commercial areas are located on Island Pond Road and Sumner Avenue. The neighborhood is home to Cathedral High School

Cathedral High School (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Cathedral High School is a Catholic co-educational college-preparatory High School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Opened in 1883 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph at the diocese's Saint Michael's Cathedral, its current facility has been at 260 Surrey Road since 1959 in one of the city's residential...

, the city's only Catholic secondary school.